Information about #506B4B color

#506B4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#506B4B falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 107, 75) — 31.4% red, 42% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 13 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#506B4B is a softly toned leafy green that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tom Thumb (#4F6348). Slightly further away sit Artichoke Green (#4B6F44) and Steven Green (#4A614A).

The recipe behind #506B4B is rgb(80, 107, 75), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #506B4B: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#506B4B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#506B4B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #506B4B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

Steven Green color link
Steven Green

#4A614A

Ozone color link
Ozone

#47634B

Gecko color link
Gecko

#45634B

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Chalet Green color link
Chalet Green

#5A6E41

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Cactus color link
Cactus

#5B6F55

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#506B4B
  • RGB80, 107, 75
  • CMYK11, 0, 13, 58
  • CSSrgb(80, 107, 75)
  • HSL111°, 18%, 36%
  • HSL Precise110.625°, 17.582%, 35.686%
  • HSV111°, 30%, 42%
  • HSB111°, 30%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.420, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.420, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.420, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID506B4B
  • DECIMAL ID5270347
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01